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Italian
Etymology
From Latin mercēnārius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mer.t͡ʃeˈna.rjo/
- Rhymes: -arjo
- Hyphenation: mer‧ce‧nà‧rio
Adjective
mercenario (feminine mercenaria, masculine plural mercenari, feminine plural mercenarie)
- mercenary
Derived terms
Noun
mercenario m (plural mercenari)
- mercenary (soldier)
Further reading
- mercenario in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
mercēnāriō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mercēnārius
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin mercēnārius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /meɾθeˈnaɾjo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /meɾseˈnaɾjo/
- Rhymes: -aɾjo
- Syllabification: mer‧ce‧na‧rio
Adjective
mercenario (feminine mercenaria, masculine plural mercenarios, feminine plural mercenarias)
- hired
Noun
mercenario m (plural mercenarios, feminine mercenaria, feminine plural mercenarias)
- mercenary (hired or contracted fighter)
Further reading